Political Analysts Give Hultgren Edge In IL-14

A lot of news.

Per liberal elections guru Nate Silver, Randy Hultgren has a 63% chance of being the next Congressman from the 14th District of Illinois. Silver also rates the race as a "lean takeover" opportunity for the Republican Party.

See Silver's page on the race here: http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/illinois/14

See Silver's full analysis here: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/g-o-p-has-2-in-3-chance-of-taking-house-model-forecasts/

Additionally, Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza has ranked Randy's race the 41st most competitive House race in the nation. Cillizza also says the outcome of this campaign "could be vital to a GOP takeover" of the House of Representatives.

See Cillizza's full list here: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/the-line/the-fix-fifty.html#more

And Illinois Review's take.

Prognosticators and pundits are getting their predictions heated up for the November 2 election, and Illinois will be one of the battleground states that at least one politico suggests could determine whether Nancy Pelosi is House Speaker in 2011..

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